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PHall | October 25, 2013
If God has not instructed us how to worship, then it is up to us. But when you understand who “us” are then you begin to see the folly of that idea. Why would an omniscient God leave it up to sinful man to decide how to worship God? Even new creatures are being newly […]
PHall | September 27, 2013
In Acts 8:3, Paul “ravaged” the church. Some versions read, “destroyed.” The word lumainomai (used only here) is more than physical damage. It means to treat shamefully, to affix a stigma, to treat as unholy, to dishonor. Paul’s actions were holy in his eyes, unknowingly fulfilling the prophecy of John 16:2 (HCSB) “They will ban […]
PHall | September 17, 2013
Jesus heals the blind man, a complete stranger, for the glory of God (Jn.9:3); and then does not heal his friend whom He loves, Lazarus, both for the glory of God (Jn.11:4) and because Jesus loves Lazarus, Martha and Mary (Jn.11:5-6). In the eyes of mere humans, Jesus treats the Blind man better than He […]
PHall | September 14, 2013
Thomas the Twin – Always, I considered Thomas having the nickname, Didymus, simply meant he had a twin brother. And I wondered if his brother was a believer, even though not of the Twelve. But could there be another reason? Commenting on John 11:16, “Did St. John intend us to see any significance in this […]
PHall | September 7, 2013
The Light of the World Sees The Blind Man – 9:1-5 The Blind Man Sees – 9:6-7 The Neighbors See The Blind Man – 9:8-16 The Blind Man Sees A Prophet – 9:17 The Pharisees Will Not See the Blind Man – 9:18 The Pharisees Will Not See Jesus – 9:19-29 The Blind Man Sees […]
PHall | September 7, 2013
John 9:1, where Jesus’ disciples ask “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” teaches a simple, essential, but too often forgotten lesson: Ignorance begins when we limit our answers. Jesus responded back with “Neither.” And then gave an answer the disciples never considered. The “problem” was not because of […]
PHall | August 24, 2013
It is frightening how many times I blindingly read, “Stop judging according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment” (Jn 7.24), and failed to internalize and see the application is to inconsistent biblical arguments. If any thinks, “how could you be so blind,” they should keep reading, “but now that you say, ‘we […]
PHall | August 23, 2013
Looking at the words on the page, written in the law, the sins are impersonal and easy to apply the earned condemnation. “That” is sin and “they” are sinners. Looking at people, with names and souls, the sins are personal and more difficult to apply the earned condemnation. “That” is still sin, but “they” are […]
PHall | August 21, 2013
John 7:37-38 – If anyone thirst, let him come to Me. And drink, he that believes on Me. As said the Scripture, “From deep within Him (i.e., Christ), will flow rivers of living water.” Notice the nice parallelism: thirst-come; drink-believes. And notice how the emphasis is on Jesus giving the Holy Spirit as the source […]
PHall | July 27, 2013
5 (loaves) + 2 (fish) = 5000 fed plus 12 baskets leftover.